Contract workers of the Aqaba Container Terminal stage a sit-in in front of the company's headquarter demanding to be employed as permanent workers
Number of protestors:
224
Country:
Jordan
Date:
31/08/2021
Description:
224 contract workers of the Aqaba Container Terminal stage a sit-in in front of the company's headquarter demanding to be employed as permanent workers. They claim that the Aqaba Container Terminal company has kept promising to employ them as permanent workers for four years now. Additionally, they demand wage increases, allowances and full labor rights.
Actors / Mobilising structures:
Workers group: Other
Mode of action:
Sit-in
Objective:
Reform (advocating for limited change in political; socio-economic...)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Corporate grievances
Access to socio-eco rights: Labour rights
Access to socio-eco rights: Social security and protection
Spatial characteristics:
Location on national territory: Governorate level
Frequency:
Episodic
State response:
N/A
Location:
Aqaba
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